Release: KDE Software Compilation 4.4.5 Released!

A few minutes ago, the KDE developers announced the fifth maintenance release of KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC) 4.4 branch. Dubbed ceilidh, KDE SC 4.4.5 brings fixes to applications such as Konsole, KMouseTool, KHangMan, KolourPaint, Okular, JuK, KGet, Comic applet, KAlarm, Ark and KFloppy. Continue Reading »

Release: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Released!

The Microsoft .NET Framework 4 was released just a few days ago along with Visual Studio 2010. The framework is currently only available for download but will likely be integrated into upcoming Microsoft operating system releases and updates.

The newest iteration of the framework improves on the current ones. It introduces several new features as well as performance improvements that both developers and end users will benefit from. Continue Reading »

Release: openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 5 Released!

openSUSE 11.3: “Milestone 5 (M5), a snapshot of the Factory ‘work in progress’ build, leading up to openSUSE 11.3 release in July, is now available for download. M5 was marked by significant contributions from both the openSUSE community, and the larger Linux community. Continue Reading »

Release: Fedora 13 Beta Released!

The beta release is the last important milestone of Fedora 13. Only critical bug fixes will be pushed as updates leading up to the general release of Fedora 13, scheduled to be released in the middle of May. Continue Reading »

Release: Posterous Post Editor 2.0 Released!

Posterous page blogging service provider known for its simplicity platform and introducing some changes in the latest version of the Post Editor 2.0. Initially, users could only update the blog Posterous them via electronic mail.

The latest version of this Posterous blog editor allows users to upload pictures, videos, and documents directly from the web. Posterous also now provides a complete text editor. Continue Reading »

News: Firefox 3.6.3 Lorentz Runs Plugins In Separate Processes

Microsoft Internet Explorer and Google Chrome are doing it, so why should not the Firefox web browser? Running plugins in separate processes adds much to a web browser’s stability as a crash in a plugin could, and usually would, result in a browser crash as well if everything was handled under one process. With out-of-process plugins on the other hand the only damage that is done is to the plugin’s process which gets restarted, the rest of the browser is not taken down with that plugin crash anymore. Continue Reading »

Release: Ubuntu 10.04 Beta 2 Released!

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the second beta release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) Desktop and Server editions and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server for Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) and Amazon’s EC2, as well as Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook edition.” Continue Reading »

News: Four Major Changes in iPhone 4.0

Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the latest iPhone OS 4.0 software equipped with the latest features. There are at least four major changes were added in the latest software does not include new features that enhance the comfort of using the iPhone. Continue Reading »

Browser: Firefox 3.6.4 (Lorentz) beta is coming tomorrow!

According to the latest Mozilla Platform meeting minutes, Firefox 3.6.4 beta will be available tomorrow for general testing.

In recent days, the Firefox 3.6 branch became Lorentz, the code name for the first Firefox release to feature out of process plugins, which aims to improve overall stability by running plugins like Adobe Flash, Silverlight, and Java in their own independent process. Continue Reading »

Release: Wine 1.1.39 Released!

Two weeks have passed since the release of Wine 1.1.38 and so now the 1.1.39 release is available to provide more fixes and improvements. This bi-weekly development update delivers on support for registry symbolic links, many MSI fixes, build process improvements, MSXML clean-ups and fixes, many MSHTML improvements, and various bug-fixes. Continue Reading »